Social Psych ch6 – Flashcards
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three or more people and is unanimous, cohesive, and high in status.
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Conformity is highest when the group has
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by whatever made them different from the group-even if it was hair color or major.
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At a Midwestern community college, a room full of teenagers who all were locals and had similar educational histories were likely to identify themselves to their peers
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Social pressures can cause ordinary people to do evil things
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Which lesson about evil do we learn from Milgram's research?
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the physical attractiveness of the experimenter
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When Stanley Milgram varied his experimental procedures, which of the following was not mentioned as a factor involved in obedience?
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when the experimenter was not present and gave instructions by phone
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Which of the following caused obedience to decline in Stanley Milgram's studies?
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the subjects wrote their answers privately.
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In the Asch study, conformity was lowest when
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mass psychogenic illness.
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In lecture, I told you about the "June Bug effect." In this real-life example, workers at a factory experienced nausea, dizziness, headaches, and other symptoms with no organic basis. This type of situation is known as ______________.
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sleep deprivation
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Which of the following is NOT one of the predictors of conformity?
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the foot-in-the-door technique
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Looking back on the original Milgram study, which compliance technique may have been at play?
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they themselves would disobey by about 135 volts
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When Milgram asked 100 psychiatrists, college students, and middle-class adults to predict the results of his experiment, the respondents said that they thought _______ .
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Conformity
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Regina wears jeans and a hoodie to school because that is what all of her friends wear. This is an example of
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reactance
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Knowledgeable parents offer their children "options rather than commands" in order to avoid
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liked, right
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Normative influence stems from our desire to be ______, and informational influence springs from our desire to be ______.
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Conformity
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In the Asch study, ______ was highest when the subjects said their answers out loud.
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tolerance, self-control, and maturity
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In Japan, going along with others is a sign of
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acceptance
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Conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure is called
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